Graduate faculty and research areas

Gaile S. Cannella, Professor and Velma E. Schmidt Endowed Chair; Ed.D., University of Georgia. Critical qualitative research in the analysis of public education issues; development of critical, poststructural, feminist and postcolonial qualitative research methodologies; early childhood studies.

Lisbeth Dixon-Krauss, Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Education; Ph.D., University of Florida. Applications of socio-cultural theory to literacy development and instruction.

Colleen Eddy, Associate Professor; Ed.D., Baylor University. Pre- and in-service mathematics education.

Ricardo Gonzalez-Carriedo, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State University. Bilingual and ESL education; language planning and policy; the education of immigrant students.

Pamela Esprívalo Harrell, Associate Professor; Ed.D., University of Houston. Science teacher quality and teacher effectiveness.

Mary M. Harris, Regents Professor, Ph.D.; University of Pittsburgh. Teacher education and development of teacher knowledge in the early years of teaching; politics and policy that apply to the curriculum.

Mei W. Hoyt, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Curriculum studies with a focus on digital media and embodiment; teacher education and new technologies; multicultural education; cross-cultural studies.

Kelley King, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin. Historical approaches to educational research; qualitative studies of pre-service teachers' learning.

James D. Laney, Professor; Ed.D., University of California-Los Angeles. Generative teaching-learning theory; general social studies education; economic education; aging education; arts integration.

Janelle Mathis, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Arizona. Multicultural/international children's literature; culturally relevant instruction on all levels; the transactional theory of reader response; the role of sign systems, especially process drama, in extensive and intensive responses to literature.

George S. Morrison, Professor; Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh. Early childhood teacher professional development; early childhood curriculum development; early literacy and reading; faith-based early childhood programs; cross-cultural/national early childhood programs; course re-design; blended learning.

Nancy Nelson, Professor and Department Chair; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin. Processes and practices of written communication; academic authorship; global literacy; intercultural dialogue; research traditions.

Michelle Perez, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State University. Feminist perspectives and critical qualitative methodologies for analyzing public discourses and policies impacting young children and communities; impact of capitalism on children’s access to public services.

Sarah Smitherman Pratt, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. Intersection of mathematics education and curriculum theory; complexity theories as they relate to complex conversations in education.

Karthigeyan Subramaniam, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Otago (New Zealand). Elementary/middle/ secondary science teacher education; educational technology; action research; pre-service teacher education.

Jeanne Tunks, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of North Texas. Learning and teaching of mathematics; students' self-perceptions as math learners; action research; algebraic thinking.

Carol Wickstrom, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University. Literacy education; pre-service teacher education; socially mediated writing; portfolio assessment; classroom discourse, especially as it relates to pre-service teachers, reading/writing and mentoring.

Jamaal R. Young, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Culturally-responsive mathematics teaching as related to the educational needs of African American children; multicultural STEM project-based learning; preparation of pre-service mathematics teachers to work with diverse learners; literature synthesis and meta-analysis methodology.